Equity, debt and mezzanine capital raising (USD 5m–100m), pitch decks, financial models, valuations and M&A support for mid-market businesses in South Africa — partner-led from first call to close.
Matchpoint Partners is a corporate finance firm that raises capital for mid-market businesses in South Africa — equity, debt and mezzanine, typically USD 5m to 100m — and builds the investor-grade materials behind every raise: pitch decks, information memoranda, financial models, valuations and data rooms.
South Africa has Africa's deepest capital markets yet its mid-market still struggles for growth capital, squeezed between conservative banks and PE funds chasing larger tickets. Matchpoint advises South African businesses on international raises — mining services, renewables and industrials above all — connecting them to GCC and global investors re-entering the market.
We advise businesses in South Africa from our Dubai headquarters and London presence, with transactions executed across four continents and a curated base of 5,000+ investor and lender relationships spanning private equity, venture capital, private credit, banks, family offices and strategic investors. Key sectors: Mining · Industrials · Consumer · Renewables · Financial services.
One partner-led team for the capital, the documents and the numbers.
Growth equity, venture and structured equity from PE, VC, family offices and strategics.
Senior, mezzanine, structured and asset-backed debt from banks and credit funds.
Investor-grade decks, IMs/CIMs, teasers and one-pagers that open doors.
Three-statement, DCF, LBO and project models — defensible under diligence.
Sell-side, buy-side, JVs and strategic partnerings alongside the raise.
Investor mapping, outreach, roadshow, term-sheet negotiation and close.
We model each route against your numbers and recommend the mix before you go to market.
Minority or significant-minority equity for revenue-generating businesses with a growth plan.
Senior, unitranche or asset-backed facilities for cash-generative businesses — non-dilutive.
Between debt and equity — useful when valuation is sensitive or security is thin.
Capital plus market access, distribution or supply-chain value from a corporate partner.
Patient private capital for defensible, cash-generative businesses with a clear path.
Transactions originated and led by our partners
Investor & lender relationships
To first term sheet on a prepared mandate
Deals executed across UAE, Europe, Asia & the Americas
Mid-market businesses in South Africa typically get the best outcome from a boutique, partner-led corporate finance firm rather than a bulge-bracket bank, because raises of USD 5m–100m sit below large-bank thresholds. Matchpoint Partners advises mid-market businesses in South Africa on equity, debt and mezzanine raises, drawing on 5,000+ investor and lender relationships and $2bn+ of transactions led personally by its partners.
Position the raise correctly — growth equity, structured debt or private credit, mezzanine or convertible, a strategic investor round, or a family-office private placement — then prepare an investor-grade pitch deck, financial model and data room before approaching a mapped list of suitable investors. Matchpoint runs this end to end for businesses in South Africa, typically targeting a first term sheet within about 30 days on a well-prepared mandate.
Typically a modest monthly retainer plus a success fee agreed in writing up front, scaled to the size and complexity of the raise, with no hidden costs. Matchpoint sets out the full fee structure before any engagement begins.
Yes. Matchpoint builds the complete fundraising pack for businesses in South Africa: investor pitch decks, information memoranda, three-statement financial models, DCF and valuation models, business plans and data rooms — delivered to an institutional standard, on a retainer or per deliverable.
It depends on your cash flows, appetite for dilution and use of funds. Cash-generative businesses with assets or contracted revenue often suit structured debt or private credit; high-growth businesses usually suit equity; many raises blend the two. Matchpoint models both routes and recommends the mix before you go to market.
On a well-prepared mandate Matchpoint typically targets a first term sheet within about 30 days; a full raise commonly completes in three to six months depending on instrument, size and diligence. Preparation — the model, deck and data room — is the biggest driver of speed.
Yes — equity and structured debt for mining-services, renewables, industrial and consumer businesses, positioned internationally.
Global and pan-African PE, DFIs, renewables funds and GCC capital targeting energy and infrastructure.
Yes — IPP-adjacent and energy-transition businesses are among the most financeable South African stories today.
Start with a confidential conversation with a partner — your plan, your numbers, the realistic funding routes, and what investors will need to see.
